A moderate earthquake hits the Thai capital and the northern provinces on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Meteorological Department.
The quake, estimated at 5.7-magnitude, occurred at the Burma-Lao border, which is 57 kilometres away from Chiang Rai, at 3.57 p.m., National Disaster Warning Centre director Smith Dharmasarojana.
Bangkok experienced tremors from earthquake, sending many people running in panic out of many tall buildings in downtown areas. The quake could be felt on skyscrappers in Bangkok. There are reports of tremors around Silom, Sukhumvit, and Sathorn area, which are business areas in the capital and also around Phayatai and Vipavadi.
The US survey said the quake was recorded at a depth of 33 kilometres in a region that is also close to the borders with China.
